Table 1.
Characteristic | Complicated mild | ||||
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Severe TBI | Moderate TBI | TBI | OI | F/χ2 | |
Census income | $53,153.60 (15,503) | $53,885.62 (33,991) | $58,264.41 (22,746) | $63,585.46 (23,688) | 1.79 |
Education | 5.04 | ||||
≤ High school graduate | 15 (75%) | 12 (57.1%) | 20 (51.3%) | 50 (44.2%) | 6.95 |
>High school graduate | 5 (25%) | 9 (42.9%) | 19 (48.7%) | 63 (55.8%) | |
Percentage non-White | 6 (30%) | 10 (47.6%) | 9 (23.1%) | 17 (15%) | 12.09*** |
Child’s age | 4.74 (.88) | 5.22 (1.17) | 4.89 (1.24) | 5.14 (1.07) | 6.95 |
Child’s gender: male (% male) | 14 (70%) | 12 (57.1%) | 25 (64.1%) | 64 (56.6%) | 1.69 |
ISSa, b, c | 12.47 (8.57) | 12.10 (9.55) | 16.72 (6.62) | 7.02 (2.67) | 36.63*** |
Loss of consciousness (%) | 15 (75%) | 13 (61.9%) | 11 (28.2%) | ||
Days hospitalizeda | 6.70 (7.24) | 2.50 (2.12) | 2.95 (1.69) | 1.63 (1.10) | 12.39*** |
Note. Numbers in parentheses are standard deviations. TBI = traumatic brain injury; OI = orthopedic injuries; ISS = Injury Severity Score (Baker, O’Neill, Haddon, & Long, 1974).
Severe TBI group > OI group; p < .05.
Moderate TBI group > OI group; p < .05.
Complicated mild TBI group > OI group; p < .05.
p < .001.